Miami New Times’ Mastermind Awards honors the city’s most inspiring creatives. This year, we received more than 100 submissions, which our staff narrowed to an elite group of 30. We’ll be profiling those honorable mentions, and eventually the finalists, in the weeks to come. This year’s three Mastermind Award winners…
South Florida resident Shannon Spadaro-Waring leads a pretty normal life. Wife, mother, and artist, Spardaro-Waring lives with her husband and sons in Homestead, where she relishes a bloody hobby: hunting. “What I’m trying to explain is that [hunting] still can be a very feminine thing, a very girly thing,” she…
This Valentine’s Day, Miamians are in for a Parisian treat. The Viva Paris International Show variety event stops in town for two exotic performances, both with all the sexy fun of Moulin Rouge and none of the tuberculosis or dashed dreams (and unfortunately, none of the Ewan McGregor either). Viva…
Miami New Times’ Mastermind Awards honors the city’s most inspiring creatives. This year, we received more than 100 submissions, which our staff narrowed to an elite group of 30. We’ll be profiling those honorable mentions, and eventually the finalists, in the weeks to come. This year’s three Mastermind Award winners…
Award-winning author Piper Kerman is busting out of her frozen New York digs and making her way to the Magic City, which happens to be one of her favorite places to visit. Kerman, who wrote Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Woman’s Prison, will stop by to…
Miami New Times’ Mastermind Awards honors the city’s most inspiring creatives. This year, we received more than 100 submissions, which our staff narrowed to an elite group of 30. We’ll be profiling those honorable mentions, and eventually the finalists, in the weeks to come. This year’s three Mastermind Award winners…
Let’s be honest. Much of this generation has probably learned about interracial relationships through mediocre 2000s movies like Something New, Save the Last Dance, or that MTV-made travesty starring Monica, Love Song. But who among Millennials remembers the granddaddy of the genre? Long before hashtags and “Facebook official,” Sidney Poitier…
Miami New Times’ Mastermind Awards honors the city’s most inspiring creatives. This year, we received more than 100 submissions, which our staff narrowed to an elite group of 30. We’ll be profiling those honorable mentions, and eventually the finalists, in the weeks to come. This year’s three Mastermind Award winners…
Some books taught in schools inspire lifelong aversions to reading. (Think War and Peace, The Grapes of Wrath, or basically anything by Dostoyevsky.) But sometimes, a novel hits the perfect spot in the hearts of students nationwide. And one such book, Their Eyes Were Watching God, is set right here…
Chocolate is often associated with people eating their feelings, like maybe drowning your sorrows in Dove minis while watching a Golden Girls marathon. Though that sounds like a kick-ass weekend, the International Chocolate Festival at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden (10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables) gives Miamians the chance to…
Living in South Florida, you may feel like you’re part of one big circus. Whether it’s escaped wild animals and endless palmetto bugs or that crazy lady tossing her baby at a police officer, this region is awash in a weirdness that never seems to settle. Maybe what Miami needs…
When you’re walking around Miami, it can be difficult to tear your eyes away from the ocean, the beautiful people, and the bucketloads of weirdness waiting around the corner. But if you peel your gaze from that dancing homeless man offering kisses for five bucks, you’ll notice the impressive architecture…
Thanksgiving is over. Black Friday has come and gone. Christmas brought all kinds of gifts to Miami’s girls and boys. But has your gluttony and deal grabbing been sated? Nope. Now it’s time for the annual tradition of returning the stuff you don’t want. Every year, December rains an entire…
With all the holiday music blaring from cars, gas stations, and basically every public place, you might be craving a change in tuneage. Miami music staples Spam Allstars provide a unique mix of genres that include no mentions of reindeer, snow, or any other Christmas-related crap. Formed by Andrew Yeomanson,…
After the mania of Art Basel week, some Miamians might never want to see a piece of artwork again. But for those who want to take baby steps back into the art world, the Bass Museum of Art’s Fridays at the Bass series offers educational and creative tools for self-expression…
“Piston Head: Artists Engage the Automobile,” powered by Ferrari, brought the big guns to Miami Beach this week. And by big guns, we mean large-scale art, powerful cars, and Playboy Bunnies. Venus over Manhattan’s opening gave VIPs a first glimpse at the exhibit, which featured automobiles transformed into sculptures by…
The list of Art Basel satellite fairs grows longer every year, and 2013 is no exception. But in an increasingly competitive marketplace, how do this year’s new fairs plan to make an impact? For the Fridge Art Fair, it’s about concentrating on culture, not commerce. “We want to take the…
A lot of Art Basel showcases can be a bit stiff. Some galleries set up shop, serve wine, and let visitors file past artwork like glittery cattle. But Miami’s Tecné Collective plans to dazzle patrons with its unique video mapping and kinetic motion projects, using real-time human influence to enhance…
Each year, Art Basel week brings international travelers, world-class artwork, and traffic straight from your nightmares. For locals and out-of-towners hoping to take in some visuals and parties before the weekend wackiness ensues, several satellite fairs are kicking off the festivities early. Named Best Art Fair by New Times in…
It’s winter in Miami, and the even the barest hint of cold weather has brought out some sad wardrobe choices. Sightings of Ugg boots paired with crop tops and leggings are enough to sap anyone’s fashion inspiration. Thankfully, the Art of Fashion Show offers the perfect pick-me-up for design-starved locals…
It’s time to turn down the Top 40 and listen to some decent music, Miami. Hasn’t that Leslie Grace “Be My Baby” cover made your ears bleed long enough? The National YoungArts Foundation is giving you the opportunity to support some talented youths untainted by excessive radio play. YoungArts is…
When news of the Penn State sex abuse scandal broke in 2011, diehard fans pledged their devotion as they kneeled on then-Coach Joe Paterno’s lawn. What is it about sports that gets everybody so riled, and more importantly, so ready to deny wrongdoing? This is one of many perplexing questions…
